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Marketing Plan

Marketing Plan Brooklyn Business Library Marketing Plan Elements Marketing Objectives Target Market Market Analysis Competition SWOT Analysis (Optional) Marketing Mix Marketing Budget Marketing Objectives Communicates what you plan to do, by when and how Be very specific

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Marketing Plan

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  1. Marketing Plan Brooklyn Business Library

  2. Marketing Plan • Elements • Marketing Objectives • Target Market • Market Analysis • Competition • SWOT Analysis (Optional) • Marketing Mix • Marketing Budget

  3. Marketing Objectives • Communicates what you plan to do, by when and how • Be very specific • Make sure your goals are realistic and measurable

  4. Marketing Objectives • Increase sales of gift baskets Vs • Increase sales of gift baskets by 40% within 1 year by attracting and maintaining corporate accounts.

  5. Marketing Objectives GENERAL RESOURCES • Statistical Abstract of the United States www.census.gov/compendia/statab/ • SBDC Information Clearinghouse Small Business Information Center www.sbdcnet.org

  6. Marketing Objectives MARKETING/ADVERTISING RESOURCES • Advertising articles and expenditures www.adage.com/americandemographics www.Adage.com/datacenter/ • Marketing www.sba.gov/smallbusinessplanner/index.html www.sbdcnet.org/SBIC/marketing.php

  7. Target Market Know Your Customers Who are they? Where do they live? What can they afford? Why do they shop? What are their shopping habits?

  8. Target Market What market are you selling to: Business to Consumer, Business to Business, Business to Government Business to Consumer: Geographic Profile: geographic region, population density, climate. Demographics: age, gender, family size, marital status, income, education, religion, ethnic group, home ownership. Psychographics: is how they feel and why they buy. What are the needs of your target audience?

  9. Demographics: Industry, years in business, company sales, number of employees, company ownership, etc. Psychographics: technically advanced, industry leader, innovative, conservative/responsible, socially responsible, good to employees, environmentally conscious. Target Market Business to Business

  10. Target Market Market size What is the current size of the target market? What changes are occurring? Consumer analysis and trends

  11. Target Market • Primary research • Informal interviews • Focus groups • Questionnaires • Online surveys

  12. Target Market Primary Research: creating surveys • Constant Contact www.constantcontact.com/index.jsp • Poll Daddy www.polldaddy.com • Survey Monkey www.surveymonkey.com

  13. Target Market Secondary Research American Factfinder for demographics www.factfinder.census.gov Bureau of Labor Statistics for consumer spending www.bls.gov/bls/spending.htm

  14. Market Analysis • Type of Business or Industry Trends • Size of the Industry • Seasonal Factors • Economic and Political Issues • Recent Developments

  15. Market Analysis INDUSTRY RESOURCES • U.S. Economic Census www.census.gov/econ/census02/ • SBDC – Industry Research Center www.sbdcnet.org/ • Business Library Industry Research www.biz.brooklynpubliclibrary.org

  16. Market Analysis Industry Resources • Brooklyn Public Library E-Resources www.biz.brooklynpubliclibrary.org - Business & Company Resource Center - Associations Unlimited - Business Source Premier - ABI INFORM • Standard & Poors Industry Surveys

  17. Competition • Market research data – understand the who, how, what and where about your competition • Determine the demand for products or services • Provide an overview of your competitors and their strengths and weaknesses • Describe your competitive advantage – why would a customer want to buy from you, as opposed to from your competitor? • Include a Competitive Matrix

  18. Sample Competitive Matrix

  19. Competition RESOURCES • Brooklyn Public Library E-Resources www.biz.brooklynpubliclibrary.org • Business & Company Resource Center • Plunketts • Reference USA International Directory of Company Histories

  20. SWOT Analysis (Optional) Internal environment analysis • Strengths and Weaknesses • Customer satisfaction • Quality of products and services • Customer awareness • Staff: knowledge, teamwork • Financial stability • Management • Capacity

  21. SWOT Analysis (Optional) External environment analysis • Opportunities and Threats • Demographics • Technology • Economy • Politics • Social-cultural issues • Competitors • Suppliers • Distributors

  22. Marketing Mix • Products/Services • Pricing Strategy • Promotion • Place • People

  23. Marketing Mix • Products/Services • Be specific when describing your products and/or services • Emphasize special features and highlight benefits What makes your product/service unique? • Packaging – protects product, provides tool information to customer, acts as a promotional

  24. Positioning and USP • Your Company’s Image and Brand • Your Unique Selling Proposition (USP) communicates the chosen positioning concept. Your USP describes who you are, what you do and why you are different. This needs to be honest, authentic, easy to understand, and in the voice of the customer. It includes the benefits of your products/services.

  25. Marketing Mix • Pricing strategy • Overall pricing strategy goals • Price in line with market positioning • Profits = revenue – costs • Pricing techniques • Markup on cost - markup % • Manufacturer’s suggested price • Competitive pricing • Loss-leader pricing

  26. Marketing Mix • Promotion: How to get your message across Tips to promoting your product or service to the customers • Be consistent with your image • Focus on needs and wants of your target market

  27. Marketing Mix Promotion – The channels you choose depend on objectives, budget and capacity. Even if you have the budget to pursue all channels - before starting a marketing campaign, make sure you will be able to fulfill the orders you receive.

  28. Marketing Mix Promotional Channels Signs, Banners, Posters Specialty Items (pens, magnets) Catalogs and Brochures Corporate ID: business cards, stationary Giving free samples Referrals Networking Social Media: Podcasting, Blogs, Social Networks Press releases and PR Event sponsorship

  29. Marketing Mix Advertising strategies Billboards Internet website and advertising Flyers Magazines and trade journal Radio and Television Classified ads in the local paper Direct Marketing Telemarketing Yellow pages

  30. Marketing Mix - PR • Write and send press releases and media alerts and follow up with phone calls. • Examples of what you can write about: • Announce the opening of your business, new locations, new staff members, involvement in community projects, promotional campaigns. • Hold grand openings when new locations are opened or projects completed, invite media, elected officials, and community leaders, send photos and a release about event to local press. • Explain how your business is part of a trend in society or your industry. • Tell a newsworthy story

  31. Marketing Mix – Media List • Develop a media database of reporters and editors using the Bacon’s New York Publicity Outlets at the Brooklyn Business Library. • Establish a relationship with reporters • Identify type of publication or television and radio programs you wish to contact: • General interest • Trade (real estate, architecture, lighting design, banking, business, etc.) • Community • Ethnic

  32. Marketing Mix • Place/distribution • How is your product/service getting to your customers? • Location and sales channels • Storefront, trade shows, online, downloads, mail, distributors, delivery, etc. • Show plan of what percent share of distribution will be contributed by each channel

  33. Marketing Mix • People • Train your staff – your team must know features and benefits of each product and service, company’s mission and customer service strategies. • Encourage cross selling to increase revenue per sale

  34. Marketing Budget • First, look at what your competitors are doing and what they are spending. Then, the question is: if you can’t outspend them, how do you outsmart them? • Write down all the marketing channels we discussed and think about your customers. If you had to choose only three things to focus on what would they be? • Look at the projected revenue in your business plan: how much can you afford to spend on marketing? • Once you have that number: look at the tactics and channels that make sense and develop a budget line for each one. • Metrics: 10-15% of revenue is considered a healthy marketing spend. Giants who own their industry or category often spend 20%. During product launches, companies can spend much more than that.

  35. Marketing • Be creative • Be innovative • And remember to WOW your customers!

  36. Contact Information Contact: Elisa Balabram Brooklyn Enterprise Center/LDC of East New York 80 Jamaica Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11207 718-385-6700 ext. 24 elisab@ldceny.org

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